Jacqueline Waters is practiced at the velvet glove-iron fist approach to poetry, at times finessing or obscuring the poem’s impact so that when it lands, the force is staggering. Her poetry has appeared in Harper’s, Chicago Review,... Read More

"Streak of Chalk" stands as a stunning example of the unique potential of graphic novels. NBM brings a classic work back to print, with Spanish creator Miguelanxo Prado’s masterful graphic novel "Streak of Chalk". Originally published... Read More

The legend of the “Lady in Blue,” rich in history and mystery, is revived in Sisters in Blue, or Hermanas de azul, a bilingual journey of faith and unity, by Anna M. Nogar and Enrique R. Lamadrid. Earthy colors and Native American... Read More

Stand your ground and make thoughtful observations—carefully, and with aplomb. Ben Berman repeatedly delivers on this not-so-easy dictum. He ain’t no bum. A fan of Dante’s terza rima rhyme schemes, Berman’s early book, Strange... Read More

With so many individual feathers, and intricate background depictions of where each bird feeds and nests, you’ll need your full collection of colored pencils to bring these familiar American birds to life. A handy pull-out section... Read More

Maximilien Le Roy and artist A. Dan illustrate the life of writer and philosopher Henry David Thoreau, in the graphic novel Thoreau: A Sublime Life. Similar to John Porcellino’s graphic novel Thoreau at Walden, Le Roy begins with... Read More

There are good dragons and there are bad dragons, pronounces a new mother in Melissa Dickey’s poetry collection. "Dragons" encapsulates the potency of modern womanhood, with its fearsome potentiality and its perceived limits, and... Read More

Winner of the 2014 Cowles Poetry Book Prize, the fetchingly named "Underwater Panther" is Angie Macri’s debut collection of poems rooted in Mississippi River landscapes and lore. Ismenian Dragon Is a constellation bigger than the... Read More